"Statement of the case for the West, as presented before the International joint commission in the course of its hearings in May and June, October and November, 1920, and in final argument, March, 1921"--Page [3].

Part I. The Case for the West (proposals) -- Transportation (a continental system) -- Transportation shortage -- Congestion in crisis -- The peak load -- Congestion of the ports -- An undeveloped country -- The repression of industry -- Effects of the rate advance -- Lakes-to-ocean route -- Part II. The lake-and-ocean fleet -- Potential traffic-outbound -- Potential traffic-inbound -- Vessel movement -- National economies -- Alternative remedies -- The international road.